Population-based Screening Programmes

Belgium has three organised population-based screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Due to the country’s federal structure, screening programmes are organised at the regional level by three screening organisations: BruPrev in the Brussels-Capital Region, the Centre Communautaire de Référence pour le dépistage des cancers (CCRef) in Wallonia, and the Centrum voor Kankeropsporing (CvKO) in Flanders.

Working Closely

These organisations work closely with the Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR), Sciensano (the Belgian national public health institute) and regional health authorities to monitor programme performance, ensure quality assurance and support evidence-based improvements. Whitin the Joint Action EUCanScreen, academic partners are also involved, such as the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), which provides expertise in lung cancer screening.

European Screening Community

Together, these collaborations within the Joint Action help strengthen screening programmes nationally, while also contributing knowledge and experience to the wider European screening community.